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Travellers (1992)
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Original name: مسافران
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman's wedding becomes a ritual of mourning when her sister and family die in an auto accident on the way to the wedding. The sisters' mother refuses to accept her daughter's death, and in the midst of wedding guests and mourners, including the drivers of the truck that caused the accident, she orders the wedding to take place. But how can the daughter marry in the midst of a wake and without the family's traditional mirror, which the sister was bringing to the service?
Style:
serious, realistic
Plot:
wedding, death, mirror, female protagonist, newlywed, ghost, family relations, destiny, family life, couples, newlyweds, death in the family, against the rules, dealing with death, curses spells and rituals, family gatherings, travel, police, party, tragedy, flowers, car accident, funeral, surrealism, car ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iran, middle east, tehran iran
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